The U.S. Justice Department will allow Mel Gibson to own guns again, despite his 2011 conviction on a domestic violence charge. Gibson, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, was among nine other people whose right to own a gun would be restored. Their names will soon be published in the Federal Register. Federal law bars most people convicted of domestic abuse from owning a firearm. Gibson was sentenced by a California judge to three years of probation 14 years ago on a misdemeanor charge for hitting his then girlfriend. Gibson pleaded no contest to the charge as part of a plea deal to avoid jail time.